SUBTROPICAL Synonyms: 7 Similar and Opposite Words

subtropical

adjective

variants also subtropic

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as in semitropical

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Recent Examples of subtropical Zoo officials said binturongs live in dense tropical and subtropical rainforests of South and Southeast Asia. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026 During El Niño, the subtropical jet stream is often strengthened and shifted farther south, which can increase storm frequency and rainfall across parts of the southern tier of the United States. — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 29 June 2026 Upon returning to Brazil, Burle Marx began collecting tropical and subtropical species with rare intensity, eventually transforming his home outside Rio into a living archive of Brazilian flora, more than 3,500 plants strong. — Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 Indigenous to the tropical and subtropical regions of Central America, South America, and Mexico, dragon fruit is now also cultivated stateside in California, Florida, and Hawaii, as well as in Southeast Asia, including Vietnam, China, and Indonesia, and the Middle East, among other regions. — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 21 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for subtropical

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Adjective

After the fall of Saigon in 1975, huge numbers of refugees settled here, drawn by the semitropical climate and robust fisheries.

— Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026
But the very climates that made these semitropical playgrounds the American dream of the 20th century threaten to break their reputations in the 21st century.

— Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Sep. 2023

Definition of semitropical

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The abnormal heat has been driven by the onset of El Niño, a natural climate pattern characterized by unusually warm waters along the equatorial tropical Pacific Ocean.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
The nose offers orchard fruits and rich whiskey notes, while the palate surprises with a Kentucky-style rye character, baking spices, and tropical fruit.

— David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of tropical

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El Niño is a periodic weather cycle that features hotter-than-normal ocean temperatures in the equatorial tropical Pacific, along with corresponding shifts in weather patterns across this region.

— Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
But those astronauts explored equatorial areas.

— Leonard David, Space.com, 22 June 2026

Definition of equatorial

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